Finding Hope
Chapter one- moving away
~Bella's POV~
I handed my boarding pass to the lady at the counter. She smiled. Her eyes drifted to my face. I knew she could see a bruise there and a cut.
"Enjoy our flight," she smiled brightly. I gave a small smile in return and quickly headed down the terminal to the plane. I sighed. I quickly headed to my seat and found my self sitting next to an old lady. She smiled at me and I smiled back, not wanting to be rude. I could feel her stare on my face and I blushed.
"Where are you heading too?" The lady asked me as people started filling up the plane.
"Forks," I replied.
"O, how lovely. I'm Mrs., Cunning," She introduced herself.
"Bella Swan," I replied and looked out the window.
I, Bella Swan, was moving to Forks to live with my father, Charlie. He had lived in Forks his whole life and I was now joining him. I pretended to fall asleep so that I would not have to talk. The lady did seem really nice, I just wasn't up to talking. Eventually I did doze off and woke up when the plane was landing. I stretched and smiled at Mrs. Cunning. Finally the plane rolled to a stop and I waited for a while until I could finally get out.
I made my way to the baggage claim and picked up my bags. I made my way out of the airport where I would meet my dad. He spotted me first and smiled as he walked up to me. I grinned back and rushed to him. He hugged me tightly and I dropped my bags.
"He, kiddo! How are you?" He asked me, looking slightly worried.
"I'm fine," I said. He could tell I was lying. He nodded and took my bags. The last few weeks had been hell, but I was not ready to talk about it yet. Charlie's eyes landed on my face but he quickly looked away. I was grateful. We walked to the police cruiser (my dad is the chief of police) and we made the long journey Forks.
I had been to Forks before, during my summers to visit my dad, but the last few times I made dad come visit me and mum. We made small talk before I drifted off to sleep. I awoke again when we pulled into the drive way. The house still looked the same. Charlie took my bags and led me upstairs.
"I got you new sheets and puts come shelves up," Charlie said, looking slightly uncomfortable.
"Thank you," I said. I felt really touched that Charlie was trying to make me feel wwelcome. He nodded and left me to unpack my things. I liked that about Charlie, he didn't't hover or anything. He left me to my thoughts. As I place things around the room, I looked out the window and saw that it was raining. I sighed. It matched my mood. I guess I would have to get use to the rain now.
It didn't't take me long to unpack my things. I headed down the stairs, stumbling slightly. I walked into the kitchen and saw my dad in the living room. He got up as I came in.
"Bells, I made you a doctors appointment," Charlie said nervously.
"O," I said.
"Just so he can check your stitches and that cut," Charlie said. I nodded.
"He's a good doctor, you will like him," Charlie assured me. I smiled.
"Thank you, dad," I said. He mumbled something and blushed.
"It's tomorrow at ten," Charlie said. I nodded. It was getting late and I decided to make dinner. Charlie seemed to doubt me seeing as mum was such an erratic character and her meals were nearly always non-eatable. Once Charlie tasted my dinner though he seemed pleased and I knew he would let me cook from now on.
I didn't't stay up late and went to bed, carefully lying down. I sighed and listen until Charlie headed up to bed too. That's when the tears started. The flowed freely and I fell asleep with them rolling down my face.
~Carlisle POV~
I had already been on my shift for an hour. I looked at my roster and saw that I had appointment with Chief Swan at ten. I looked to my watch and saw that it was ten now. I quickly headed to the room one of the nurses had put him in and walked in. I was surprised to see that Chief Swan was not alone.
A young girl, that looked like 17, was sitting on the bed.
I immediately took in her appearance. She was pale, almost translucent looking with clear skin which brought out her chocolate brown eyes and hair. What also stood out was the large bruise on her face and the cut. I smiled brightly at them both.
"Good morning, Charlie," I said to Charlie and then turned to the girl. "I'm, Doctor Cullen, but please call me Carlisle,"
"Good morning. This is my daughter, Isabella," Charlie said, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"Nice to meet you, but please call me, Bella," she said. I smiled.
"Of course. Now lets see," I said, looking down to my chart. "You need me to check your stitches and that cut on your face."
Bella blushed and I smiled. She gently pulled her hair up into a bun to keep her hair out of her face. I stepped forward.
"May I?" I asked, gently holding my hands out. She nodded and I pushed her head back gently to get a good llook.
"It doesn't't look infected which is a good sign," I said out aloud, so they could understand what was going on. "I wouldn't't wear any make up. That could cause infection."
"That won't be a problem. I don't wear any," Bella said softly. I smiled. She was beautiful.
"Ok, lets check these stitches," I said. Bella nodded and lifted up her shirt, blushing. Gently she laid down so I could see them. They were just on her stomach. I was glade to see these weren't't infected either. I told her this and she sat up, pulling her shirt down.
Along with the cut and bruise on her face and her stitches she also had burn on her arm and a large cut which had been bandaged.
"How did you acquire such nasty cuts," I asked. Both Charlie and Bella got extremely quiet. Bella looked away and Charlie was looking down. I immediately new that I had asked the wrong question.
"I don't mean to pry," I said but Charlie shook his head.
"It's fine. It could help you anyway," Charlie answered. "She was in a car accident."
"How long will you be in, Forks?" I asked, changing the subject.
"She's living with me now," Charlie answered. I saw that Bella was looking down.
"That's nice. Are you going to go to the local school?" I asked. Bella nodded, still not looking at me.
"I'll have to tell my children to keep and eye out for you," I said. Bella finally looked up at me. She gave me a forced smile.
"Thank you," She said. I nodded. They left after that. For the rest of my shift, my thoughts were with Bella. I wondered what had happened.
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